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Words related to confiscate

Related / Similar Words: impound, attach, sequester, seize, appropriated, condemned, confiscated, seized, taken over, forfeit, forfeited

Definition:

take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork";

taken without permission or consent especially by public authority; "the condemned land was used for a highway cloverleaf"; "the confiscated liquor was poured down the drain";

surrendered as a penalty;

Hyponyms: garnishee, garnish, distrain

Grouped Verbs: sequester

Derivational Morphology: seizure, confiscation, arrogation, sequestration, requisition, attachment, impoundment, impounding, internment, poundage

Language Translations:
Danish: konfiskere		Esperanto: konfiski
Finnish: takavarikoida		French: confisquer
German: konfiszieren		Hebrew: להחרים
Italian: confiscare		Spanish: decomisar
Swedish: konfiskera		Telugu: జప్తు చేయు
Urdu: Chean liya jayai

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